Martin Luther King Day of Service at NASA Headquarters

The Amidon-Bowen Elementary School choir performs at the MLK Day of Service. Click here…

Deep-sea osmolyte makes biomolecular machines heat-tolerant

Researchers have discovered a method to control biomolecular machines over a wide temperature range using deep-sea…

The yellow black-faced triplefin deflects sunlight to break predator camouflage

Small fish use light for active sensing to detect potential predators. The yellow black-faced triplefin (Tripterygion…

Increased inbreeding in thoroughbreds may compromise future sustainability of breed

Inbreeding in the global thoroughbred population has risen significantly over the last 45 years and if…

Creating and observing current vortices in 2-D materials

Researchers at the University of Chicago and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have…

Microbial wipe down

Image: Sometimes doing science is as simple as wiping up. NASA astronaut Jack Fisher is seen…

New Version of CMV-22B Osprey Successfully Completes First Flight

The first CMV-22B Osprey, built by Boeing and Bell Textron Inc. completed first flight operations at…

Air pollution in New York City linked to wildfires hundreds of miles away

A new study shows that air pollutants from the smoke of fires from as far as…

Missing piece to urban air quality puzzle

Air quality models have long failed to accurately predict atmospheric levels of secondary organic aerosol, which…

New study debunks notion that salt consumption contributes to weight loss

Researchers found that reducing sodium intake in adults with elevated blood pressure or hypertension decreased thirst,…